[prox]

And apparently only 2% percent (according to their ad) donates. I wish people would be more in the “giving back” spirit. If you can afford a designer coffee, throw that money to the Blender Fund!

I donate yearly, and its worth it.

[flohofwoe]

I guess one very important part is that there are now pretty big companies which depend on Blender and have an interest in Blender's continued development.

[The_Colonel]

Right, that's exactly what separates Blender from e.g. GIMP.

[Tomte]

The more natural way for individuals is probably https://studio.blender.org/welcome/

[stevage]

2% is a pretty high rate. It's pretty standard for 1% of any userbase to contribute in any way (including through content) to it.

[victornomad]

Not really, their aim is to reach a 2%, I think the current number is waaaaaay lower. Ton Roosendaal mentioned it during the Blender Conference 2024 Keynote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ5022VaMmA&list=PLa1F2ddGya...